Suddenly, it's easy to build commercial-quality Web applications using free and open source software. With this book, you'll learn from eight ready-to-run, real-world applications-all backed by clear diagrams and screenshots, well-documented code, and simple, practical explanations. Leading open source author Jomo Bacon teaches the core skills you'll need to build virtually any application. You'll discover how to connect with databases, upload content, perform cacading deletes, edit records, validate registrations, specify user security, create reusable components, use Pear extensions, and even build Ajax applications.

突然间，使用自由和开源软件构建商业质量的Web应用程序变得很容易。通过这本书，你将从8个随时可以运行的真实世界的应用程序中学习--所有这些都有清晰的图表和屏幕截图、有据可查的代码以及简单、实用的解释作为支撑。领先的开源作者Jomo Bacon教授了你构建几乎所有应用程序所需的核心技能。你会发现如何与数据库连接、上传内容、执行渐进式删除、编辑记录、验证注册、指定用户安全、创建可重复使用的组件、使用Pear扩展，甚至建立Ajax应用程序。